Country: Philippines
Date of Birth: March 31, 1971
Playing Style: Shakehand, Defensive, Right-handed
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Biography
Richard Pugoy Gonzales is a professional Filipino table tennis player and widely considered as the greatest Filipino table tennis player of all time. He has won a total of 10 medals (3 silver and 7 bronze) in the South East Asian Games.
He is a defensive table tennis player who uses long pimples on his backhand and regular rubber on his forehand. He has defeated many top-seeded international players due to his unconventional playing style. As of October 2024, he is still active in table tennis and represented the Philippines in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, where he won bronze medals alongside John Russel Misal.
Gonzales won bronze medal at the 2025 South East Asian Games Men’s Team Event in Bangkok, Thailand.
Social Media
Richard Gonzales has an active Facebook account. The handle is @rich.pugoy .
Equipment
You can check full details of Richard Gonzales’ equipment here.
World Ranking
Richard Gonzales is currently unranked in the ITTF World Rankings.
Highest World Ranking
Richard Gonzales reached his highest world ranking of #263 on January 2016.
World Titles
Richard Gonzales has not won any WTT or ITTF titles.
Best Performances (Non-Title)
Richard Gonzales Highest World Rankings: #263 (January 2016)
International Competitions:
2025 South East Asian Games Men’s Team Event – Bronze
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Manila, Philippines – Silver (Men’s Singles)
Bronze (Team Event)
The 2009 Southeast Asian Games, Vientiane, Laos – Bronze (Men’s Singles)
The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia – Bronze (Men’s Doubles)
The 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Bronze (Men’s Singles)
The 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Singapore, Singapore – Silver (Men’s Singles)
The 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Bronze (Men’s Singles)
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Zambales, Philippines – Bronze (Men’s Singles)
The 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Hải Dương, Vietnam – Silver (Men’s Doubles)
The 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Bronze (Men’s Doubles)
